Optiv, a Top 100 MSSP for 2017, has launched Assessments@Optiv, a portfolio some 60 assessment services designed to help organizations build risk-centric cyber security programs that are manageable, measurable and effective.

The idea, Optiv said, is to address every aspect of security and risk and tie in the MSSPs strategic guidance. Ultimately, Optiv wants the service lineup to help organizations prioritize the assessments that best fit their specific business needs.

“Assessments are an essential building block in every client’s security foundation, but with the constantly growing list of cyber threats, regulations and vendor security solutions, the traditional method of simply ‘checking every assessment box’ is ineffective and often becomes a waste of time and resources,” said Stu Solomon, chief technology and strategy officer at Optiv. “By partnering with a client in this way, we can develop an optimal and focused security program reflective of specific businesses requirements,” he said.

Solomon said Optiv’s goal is to “help our clients create clarity out of the security chaos.” The first step with Assessments@Optiv is to understand the client’s business needs and take stock of their current security programs. The standard cyber security assessments tend to concentrate on regulatory compliance and gap analysis but Optiv takes it a bit farther, the company said. Its assessment vehicle includes:

Business alignment, security program effectiveness: Provides templates and language that make it easy to communicate security assessment action items and deliverables to key stakeholders.

Optiv: On the Move

In addition to the Assessments@Optiv initiative, Optiv has been busy this year. In late January, the pure play security specialist initiated a concerted push into the European market, helmed by Simon Church, an M&A veteran hired to run the operation. That followed on the heels of Optiv’s promoting Solomon, a 20-year veteran who’s been with the firm for more than two years, to the chief technology and strategy officer post while simultaneously opening a new unit dedicated to the partner’s strategies and product and service offerings.

Late last year, Optiv acquired Decision Lab, a big data, automation and orchestration services company with security expertise.